August 16: Members of ICYM Cascia Unit celebrated The Feast of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary and 71st Indian Independence Day on 15th August 2017. A small programme was held in the Church premises after the 8 a.m. mass.

August 14:A group of students from Barkah International School visited the institutes along with their teachers on August 9th. They interacted with the inmates, conducted games for them and distributed prizes.

August 12:"Calvary Garden" was inaugurated at Pakshikere Church premises on Tuesday 8th August 2017. The newly built Calvary Garden and ‘bust’ (Statue) of Late Fr Stanley R. Periera - founder of St Jude Shrine Pakshikere was inaugurated.

August 9:The valedictory function of the Journalism Course - 2017, organized by Sandesha Foundation for Culture and Education in collaboration with Canara Communication Centre and Daijiworld Weekly, was held at Sandesha Hall, Bajjodi .

August 4:Saverapura Parish of Moodbidri Deanery wore festive look on August 1 on the occasion of Silver Jubilee celebration of Chapel / Parish and inauguration of the newly built Parish House by Redemptorist Community of Nithyadhar Nivas, Alangar.

August 1: Catholic Sabha Moodbidri Deanery organised Conference on Agriculture as part of their Silver Jubilee programmes on Sunday July 29, 2017 at Moodbidri Church Hall. Program began with prayer service by Catholic Sabha members.

August 1:On the occasion of the Annual Feast of St Lawrence Church Bondel, "Vojem Purshav" was inaugurated on 31-July-2017 by Mr Valentine D’Souza, Assistant Commissioner of Police CCB by hoisting the flag at Bondel Church.

August 16:Jharkhand state in eastern India has produced an advertisement against Christian missionaries, drawing protests from Christian leaders and civil society members who see it as part of a vicious ongoing campaign.

August 15:
Various Christian organisations from Northeast region of India have condemned the inhumane act of denial of burial plot for a Catholic woman in Leingangching village in Ukhrul district, Manipur.

August 14:A Manipur village denied permission to bury a dead woman because the village council had ex-communicated her family about seven years ago, following their conversion from Baptist to Catholic faith.

August 12:
Catholic Church officials are backing a hunger strike in support of demands for compensation and rehabilitation for 40,000 families affected by a major dam project in central India’s Madhya Pradesh state.

August 12:
The Syro-Malabar Church in Kerala has planed a series of programs to celebrate the Nov. 4 beatification of Sister Rani Maria, a Franciscan Clarist missionary nun murdered in Madhya Pradesh 22 years ago.

August 10:The Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore and the Commission for Scheduled Castes and Tribes will observe August 10 as a ‘black day’ in protest against denial of SC status to Dalit Christians and Muslims.

August 16:On the Feast of the Assumption, Pope Francis said that in bringing Christ to the world, Mary also provides the joy and grace of her Son, which not only sustain us in difficulty, but are primarily intended for the weak and humble.

August 16:A new law in Texas removes elective abortion coverage from the standard package of health insurance benefits offered in many plans, a move that pro-life advocates hailed as a victory for those who do not want to subsidize abortion.

August 16:After recent violence in Charlottesville, Virginia involving white supremacy groups and counter-protesters, the father of the woman who was killed after the rally spoke out against hatred and offered a different message: forgiveness and love.

August 15:While many American politicians and citizens criticize President Donald Trump for not specifically calling out white supremacists for the deadly violence in Charlottesville over the weekend, his evangelical advisers have been more vocal.

August 15:The bishops of Australia have indicated that they will resist the Royal Commission’s proposal that priests be legally obligated to disclose details of sexual abuse revealed in the confessional, facing criminal charges if they don’t.

August 15:In an effort to draw the ’selfie generation’ to Marian spirituality, the Pauline Fathers of Doylestown, Pennsylvania collected photos from dozens of countries around the world for a mosaic of Our Lady of Czestochowa.

August 14:A Hong Kong Protestant politician has had crosses stapled to his legs after he was held unconscious by kidnappers allegedly for voicing support for Liu Xia, the wife of recently deceased Nobel Prize Laureate and political prisoner Liu Xiaobo.